Grade K

Students reconstruct, interpret, and critique the causes and consequences of past events in the context of the institutions, values, and beliefs of the periods in which they took place.

Students investigate historical experiences of American Samoa, Oceania, the U.S., and the world to reveal patterns of continuity and change.

Students cite evidence that cultures are dynamic and change over time

Students research and report on where people and places are located and why, utilizing multiple geographic representations and tools (maps, globes, geospatial technologies).

Students draw conclusions about changes in the relationship between people, places, and environments.

Students analyze how people create, learn, share, and adapt to culture.

Students synthesize the sociocultural interactions among individuals, groups, and institutions to investigate structures of power and their impacts on authority and governance.

Students apply concepts to explain how people organize for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

Explain that calendars are used to represent days of the week and months of the year

Identify and order events that take place in a sequence

Identify celebrations and holidays as a way of remembering and honoring people, events, and local and national celebrations

Identify symbols, songs, people, and landmarks of American Samoa

Describe how people from different cultures observe different holidays/celebrations

Describe what family life is like in American Samoa communities now, and what it was like in the past

Use words related to concepts of location, direction, and distance to locate familiar places (e.g., left/right; near/far; in front/behind; above/below)

Describe the characteristics of people and their places (e.g., community buildings, churches, fales, mountains, ocean, shoreline, reef, streams, bays, weather)

Locate familiar places using maps and globes

Describe simple changes in the physical features of a place over a short time period (e.g., 2–3 weeks)

Differentiate between various groups of people (i.e., self, friends, family groups)

Describe culture

Identify rules that apply in different settings (e.g., in the home, school, and community), and explain the results from complying or not complying with these rules

Explain the purpose of rules in the home, school, and community, and identify who has the authority to enforce them

Describe examples of people who are community helpers and leaders (e.g., parents, teachers, school principal, bus drivers, and policemen)

Give examples of how to be a responsible member of a family and other groups

Explain people’s basic needs and how people fulfill them

Cite examples that distinguish goods from services and natural from manmade goods

Identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools or equipment used in these jobs